Episode #571
News Items
- Kinked Nanotubes
- Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier
- Gun Violence is a Public Health Issue
- Australian Government and Funding Pseudoscience
- More Gravity Waves
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Bullfrog
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Science
Researchers have found a new type of meteorite, never seen before, that may be evidence of a massive asteroid belt collision 470 million years ago. https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/new-type-meteorite-linked-ancient-asteroid-collision
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Item #2
Fiction
Scientists have created synthetic blood in which the iron in hemoglobin is replaced with iridium, resulting in a 10 fold increase in oxygen delivery per volume. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615135154.htm
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Item #3
Science
A systematic review of research finds that drinking beverages hotter than 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celcius) is probably carcinogenic, linked to cancer of the esophagus. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160615111712.htm
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“When you believe in things that you don’t understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain’t the way” - Stevie Wonder